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We receive lots of requests for rudder pedals. For stand alone rudders as well as dual linked ones. So we simply decided to develop some. 3D drawings are done and we are about to start working on the first physical prototype.

Another suggestion that we brought from Haxterberg is the emergency exit through the front window.

Unlike many other home cockpits our shell will be closed in the back like in the real cockpit. The instructor will sit on the jump seat.

In case of fire, smoke, etc. in particular the question of an escape route arises. The current idea is to built the front windows with a hinge or a breaking point in order to leave the simulator in an emergency via the glare shield.

We had already mentioned that we have come home from the visit in Haxterberg with lots of impressions. Some of them we want to mention in the next few days here a bit more structured.

First, it comes to the topic of light in the cockpit. In addition to the countless "official" lights (ie backlighting, flood light , etc ) we miss sunlight streaming in from the outside diffuse into the cockpit .

Well, of course the cockpit lighting is perfect at night. However, if there is day outside, it remains night in inside the shell .

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True. But how can we fix it? Answer: We do not know yet exactly, but there are at least some requirements :

- The light should be distributed as diffuse as possible. - The light source must not dazzle. - The light source must be dimmable.

One option would be to use the cabin light. You can easily accommodate different LEDs as a light source with the light area. For example, warm white LEDs for the electric cabin light . And cold white (or just another source) for the daylight simulation.

In our day flight in Haxterberg we have not negatively noticed the burning cabin light above our heads, but rather the only small difference in brightness between the cockpit from outside view . All panels could be read without the backlight.

The transission from MIP to shell is from our point of view one of the most challenging chapters in cockpit design. There is simply not a single angle from where you can start. The window construction is also quite complicated.

A friend assumed that Airbus made it this way to avoid so that's more difficult for the Chinese to clone it... ;-)

However. Our aim is to finish MIP. Therefore we need the transition from MIP to window. To speed this up a bit we bought the 3D-file from Karl Weihs und Jörg Lange (Cockpit Simulation).

People often ask for Airbus cockpit dimensions. Well, we can recommend this file for an easy start.

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Please note: VIER IM POTT and SKALARKI ELECTRONICS products are in no way affiliated or endorsed by the aircraft manufacturers. Our simulation products are no genuine aircraft manufacturer parts and cannot be used for professional flight training. They functionally resemble the real parts, that cannot be used in a real aircraft and should only be used for simulation purposes.